Journal 1887-1910 (riverrun editions)
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Journal 1887-1910 (riverrun editions) by Jules Renard
Julian Barnes' exclusive selection from the classic French work, newly translated by Theo Cuffe
Well over 100 years later, his writing is still fresh because it retains the tang of curiosity.. He writes with such grace, and with such attention, that before long you begin to feel his Journals are not just writings about life, but life itself. * Mail on Sunday *
Jules Renard (1864 - 1910) was a French author and member of the Académie Goncourt. He wrote plays, journalism and fiction, as well as his famous and well-loved Journal.
Julian Barnes is the author of thirteen novels, including The Sense of an Ending, which won the 2011 Man Booker Prize and Flaubert's Parrot. He has also written a book of essays on French themes Something to Declare, a collection of Franco-British short stories, Cross Channel, and translated Alphonse Daudet's In the Land of Pain. In 2017, he was awarded the Légion d'honneur.
Theo Cuffe has translated Voltaire's Candide and a collection of his philosophical tales (Micromégas & Other Short Fictions) for Penguin Classics.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781787475601 |
| ISBN 10 | 1787475603 |
| Title | Journal 1887-1910 (riverrun editions) |
| Author | Jules Renard |
| Series | Riverrun Editions |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Quercus Publishing |
| Year published | 2022-11-10 |
| Number of pages | 400 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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